Friday, March 18, 2022

Deadly Earthquake In Japan


A deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake shakes the coast of Japan's Fukushima on Wednesday, injuring dozens of people.

In addition, two million users were left without power in Tokyo.

For some, the incident brought back painful memories of 2011, when the same area was the epicenter of an earthquake triggered a tsunami and that triggered a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima power plant, which caused a nuclear disaster, still felt to this day.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center ruled out the possibility of a threat and caused the alarms to go off for a possible tsunami, although that possibility has decreased in recent hours.  

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake occurred in Tokyo, that caused a tsunami with waves of 9 meters that damaged several nuclear reactors in the area. 

It is the biggest quake throughout the entire existence of Japan. The Japanese government estimated that the tsunami carried some five million tons of debris out to sea, but that 70% sank, leaving 1.5 million tons floating in the Pacific Ocean. 

Additionally, more than 22,000 deaths and disappearances combined (close to 20,000 deaths and 2,500 missing persons) were confirmed.

The deaths were a consequence of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, as well as medical conditions following the disaster. 

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